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Wednesday Quiz 31.5.23

By Yelena Dembo | May 31, 2023 - 05:55 |June 1, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 30. Rxf5 gxf5 31. d7 Rf8 32. Qg3+ Kh8 33. Qd6 1-0

 

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Tuesday Quiz 30.5.23

By Yelena Dembo | May 30, 2023 - 04:39 |May 31, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 31… Na3 32. Rxa3 Rc1+ 33. Qf1 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Rc4 35. Rab3 Qh2 36. f3 Qh1+ 37. Kf2 Rc1 38. Rxc1 Qxc1 0-1

 

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Monday Quiz 29.5.23

By Yelena Dembo | May 29, 2023 - 06:33 |May 30, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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Black to play

The solution is: 45… Re5 46. Qd4 Qc7 0-1

 

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Sunday Quiz 28.5.23

By Yelena Dembo | May 28, 2023 - 06:33 |May 29, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 24. Bh3 Qxh3 25. Qc4+ Nd5 26. exd5 b5 27. Qd3 Qh5 28. d6 Ra8 29. d7 1-0

 

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Saturday Quiz 27.5.23

By Yelena Dembo | May 27, 2023 - 05:42 |May 28, 2023 Exercises, Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection, Quiz
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White to play

The solution is: 29. Nd5 exd5 30. Bxf6 Ne5 31. Qxe5+ Kd7 32. Bg7 Re8 33. Nf6+ Kc7 34. Qa1 1-0

 

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